Marines Conduct MOUT Training at Camp Lejeune

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Cpl. Michael Dye and the U.S. Marine Corps:

Marines and sailors patrolled the streets of the village while being swarmed by locals demanding the arrest of a known cartel member who is being treated at the local clinic. The patrol enters the village center when several shots are fired at them from an unknown enemy. The Marines jump into action, ready to locate, close with and destroy the enemy.

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Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment entered the infantry immersion training center, which is a large indoor training village, in order to provide life-like training scenarios during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 30, 2015.

“Today we are working on our Military Operations on Urban Terrain skills,” said Cpl. Jacob Thompson, a field artillery cannoneer. “This isn’t something we get to do often, so we are going to work all aspects of the scenario, just in case we ever find ourselves in a scenario where we are required to conduct MOUT.”

The village the Marines patrolled had about 20 role-players, as well as several buildings to …read more

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